My music magazine front cover

I have been given the task to go out and buy a real music magazine, then analyse the front cover of the magazine, the contents page, and any double page spread. The magazine I chosen was 'KERRANG'. The reason I chose this magazine was because I wanted to try something new instead of choosing one I was comfortable with like 'VIBE'. 

 

The first thing that sticks out to me is the front cover house style. The main colours are red, yellow and blue. The masthead on this front cover is a very big and bold yellow. This writing sticks out and because the background colour is blue, it is very easy to see. The five artists that are on this front cover are in front of the masthead. This could represent that these men are more important than the magazine itself.

 

The sell line of the front cover is 'The ALBUMS THAT ROCKED 2013'. This straight away is a line they have used to sell the magazine because they know the audience will see this and want to buy it. The sell line is black and red. These colours stand out a lot because we see these colours and think of danger. There is also two lightning bolts on the side that also represent danger.

 

There is two main pugs on this magazine. They are the two graphic edits at the left hand side if the page. These tell the reader what is inside the magazine for them to read. On this magazine it is telling the audience that a major rock star has returned and the other on is about a story of a tour that ended in chaos.

 

This magazine is targeted towards a rock genre. I can tell this straight away by the images of topless men, a lot of tattoos and the lightning bolts. I personally do not know the men on the front of this cover, but they are well known to the rock audience. KERRANG have also mentioned tours on the front of the magazine. To any fans or rock, will be the only reason that people will buy this magazine.